Example sentences of "[noun] [adv prt] and [verb] [art] " in BNC.

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1 Visitors young and old let their hair down and enjoyed the entertainment , which ranged from clowns and bouncy castles to computer games and a disco .
2 Well , er at Christmas time and the new year time , we can let our hair down and sing the old traditional ballads , maybe
3 Coin-op cabinets do n't come cheap , especially snazzy ones like G-Loc — to keep you putting the pennies in and cover the arcadeowner 's costs , time limits were hellishly short .
4 Springfield slid the aerial down and directed a relieved grin at the quizzical expressions on the faces of his watching companions .
5 I remember planting my foot down and hearing a snap .
6 She did n't answer , just put her foot down and sent the Cortina faster and faster through the night .
7 to make sure they 're alright then they switched the telly on and fetched a couple of , the adult programme .
8 It rejoices in the unrivalled might of Israel 's God , the creator of the world , and in his habit of turning human affairs upside down and bringing the powerless to positions of strength .
9 Poiana Brasov is a skier 's oasis in Romania just like the small glass balls that you turn upside down and watch the snow fall on the perfect setting .
10 During training Catherine had to acquire a few hair-raising skill such as flying upside down and rescuing the aircraft from a stall .
11 The Yugo finally skidded to a halt upside down and straddling the middle lane .
12 ‘ It was exactly semi-retirement because I took all my gear down and demoed a good album 's worth of material .
13 Once under 178 knots you get the gear down and lower the flaps ten per cent ; then under 122 knots lower full flaps and maintain ninety knots to the threshold using around 25 per cent torque .
14 There was only a handful of tourists and a few gardeners in orange overalls and hard yellow hats batting the undergrowth down and checking the stonework .
15 Regular exercise and a sensible diet will help keep your weight down and reduce the risk .
16 Then your Mam used to make p pastry and put these beastlings in and make a beastling custard .
17 " Distractedly , he began to change hammer , pouch , pipe and matches from hand to hand , dropping them and picking them up , before finally deciding to put the hammer down and stuff the rest into his pockets .
18 You heard Alan say that erm Joan has laid the guidelines down and made the job easier .
19 I am under pressure from a wide range of general practitioners to bring the list size criterion down and to extend the range of care that can be purchased by GP fund holders .
20 This would drag the underlying asthenosphere along and promote a compensatory upward movement within the mantle under mid-oceanic ridges .
21 Pour the garlic vinaigrette over and toss the salad , then serve immediately , scattered with cress .
22 Taking the empty teacup , Gran went out , switching the light off and closing the door .
23 They take the roof , they get some old coaches they take the roof off and put a new sort of flat board and you can climb up the outside .
24 Go on I tell you what why do n't you flip it over and start on the other side , even though it says this side done , this is an old tape from a seismograph and er we were afraid to use it in our work but I think the sound 's alright on it , you flip it over and where it says this side down , put that side up and use the other half of the tape and let me hear your comments back .
25 Lay the plaice on a board skinned side up and place a strip of salmon on top , patching with more salmon , if this becomes necessary .
26 Why did nt the player lift his knees up and decapitate the donkey ?
27 Erm do the zip up and tie a bow in those strings .
28 5.2 The Project Manager shall also be responsible setting up and maintaining a mechanism by which operational changes in the Project thought necessary by any of the Parties are submitted to the Project Committee for approval .
29 I 'll get some of those bricks up and put the stone things down cos they look better .
30 He dragged Rex up and spat the words into his face .
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